Ken Stanford

A month after emerging from a government shutdown at the top of their game, many Democrats in Congress newly worried about the party's re-election prospects are for the first time distancing themselves from President Barack Obama after the disastrous rollout of his health care overhaul.

A third Democratic Colorado state senator facing possible recall after voting for gun-control measures said Wednesday she will resign to avoid a recall election.

The Obama administration is offering to destroy some of Syria's deadliest chemical weapons in international waters using a US government ship.

The Texas National Guard will immediately begin letting same-sex couples register for benefits after the Defense Department approved a new procedure for enrolling National Guard members and their dependents for benefits.

Advocates are demanding that President Barack Obama use his powers as chief executive to stop deportations of more people among the estimated 11 million immigrants living here illegally.

The remnants of a pre-Thanksgiving storm that swept through Georgia didn't appear to be causing major delays Wednesday on highways and airport runways as travelers headed to holiday destinations.

A civil rights and environmental justice leader from Gainesville is in the running for a $40,00 national prize that honors people who lead "rare lives."

Georgia retailers are ready for a busy shopping season as the crucial Thanksgiving weekend approaches - and the president of the Georgia Retailers Association (GRA) is "cautiously optimistic" about the holiday shopping season as a whole.